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To: BenLurkin
Only three killed? Have they changed the number of a flight crew?

In the past, you had the Aircraft Commander, Co-pilot, Navigator, and boom operator/cargo master.

On many missions one maintenance person from the ground often flew with them. I logged many a mission over SE Asia in one.

12 posted on 05/05/2013 7:17:00 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Do we now register our pressure cookers?)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

22nd out of March Field 1966-1970


23 posted on 05/05/2013 10:33:11 PM PDT by TrumpisRight (President Palin sounds so good....)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Navigator is gone, replaced by Pacer CRAG.

The heart of the overall system is a state-of-the-art flight management system. Using this, pilots have the added ability to plot their courses in the training facility, download the information to a data card and then upload it into the aircraft. This capability, combined with the others, eliminates the navigator position.

25 posted on 05/06/2013 12:41:37 AM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro can't pass E-verify)
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